ONTrigger with Vanitha Narayanan, IBM India – Part 1 of 4

Catch Vanitha Narayanan, MD, IBM India in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research's knowledge sharing series ONTrigger.   Don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a video? No worries! Hear the conversation…

Greyhound Radio with Vanitha Narayanan, IBM India – Part 4 of 4

Catch Vanitha Narayanan, MD, IBM India in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research's knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can't hear the podcast? Don't fret…

Greyhound Radio with Vanitha Narayanan, IBM India – Part 3 of 4

Catch Vanitha Narayanan, MD, IBM India in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research's knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can't hear the podcast? Don't fret…

Greyhound Radio with Vanitha Narayanan, IBM India – Part 2 of 4

Catch Vanitha Narayanan, MD, IBM India in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research's knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can't hear the podcast? Don't fret…

Greyhound Radio with Vanitha Narayanan, IBM India – Part 1 of 4

Catch Vanitha Narayanan, MD, IBM India in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research's knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can't hear the podcast? Don't fret…

Now Air India to use iPads for work. Airline set to upgrade technology

Air India, India’s national airline, is beginning to move its IT to the cloud and is exploring the use of iPads for work, as it looks to upgrade its technology to keep up with competition. Air India invests far less…

Snapdeal & Flipkart Race For Acqui-hiring

Both will acquire 50 companies this year, prompting PayTM and Amazon to draw up similar plans.There is a dearth of talent in India, more so on the engineering side because only 10 pe rcent of the Indian engineers are employable.…

Analysts sceptical about Infy meeting targets

While the vision laid out by CEO Vishal Sikka for Infosys has been applauded, analysts are not convinced whether the company can achieve the set targets as it’s still in a transition phase given the changing dynamics in outsourcing. Some…

TCS Q4 Net Profit Plummets 30%

Tata Consultancy Services has recorded a 30.7 per cent fall in net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, by a one-off bonus paid to employees, cross currency-movements and overall weakness in key sectors. “The very fact that…

Analyst Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE Corp: Sanchit Vir Gogia

Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE_Corp by @s_v_g     Following IGATE’s acquisition of Capgemini, Greyhound Research’s Sanchit Vir Gogia, said that while the deal is good, it is on the expensive side. Greyhound Research believes that the acquisition of…

Capgemini To Become No. 3 MNC IT Employer In India

The Capgemini-IGATE merger will make the French company a leading employer of Indian engineers, thereby enabling it to better compete with domestic vendors for price-sensitive IT engagements, industry insiders feel. “Our estimate is that Capgemini-IGATE would currently employ 83,000 people…

Capgemini – IGATE Corp Deal: More MAs In India, Scramble For Clients In The Offing

Capgemini’s $4 billion offer to acquire iGATE–the largest buyout of an India-related IT services firm–could well be a harbinger of a clutch of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving mid-size firms, say industry watchers. “There are lots of such players…

Capgemini Acquires IGATE Corp For $4 Billion

French IT-services major Capgemini on Monday announced the acquisition of US-based IGATE for $4.04 billion in a combination of cash, stock and debt deal. With this acquisition, Capgemini expects to boost its presence in North America, the largest IT-services market…

Capgemini To Buy IGATE Corp For About 4 Billion

Infosys: Analysts Bullish On The Path CEO Vishal Sikka Is Taking

The disappointing results Infosys has posted raise concerns in the near term, but industry watchers are bullish about the path laid out by Chief Executive Vishal Sikka. During the results, Infosys announced two developments — an acquisition and an investment in…

CreditRatings Are Yardstick For Performance Of SMEs’

Small And Medium Enterprises (SMEs) wield enormous power in India’s economic empowerment. Contributing significantly to the nation’s GDP, export and industrial production, SMEs in India have already created employment opportunities for 106 million people. However, lack of a robust financial…

HCL Tech Net Misses Estimates, Sinks 12% In March Quarter

HCL Technologies recorded a 12% drop in net profit sequentially for the March quarter, missing street estimates as cross-currency movements impacted earnings adversely. The IT major’s net profit during the period stood at Rs 1,683 crore, while it also disappointed…

HCL Tech Profit Up 3.6% In Q3

HCL Technologies has reported a consolidated net profit of 1,683 crore during the third quarter ended March 31, up 3.6 per cent against 1,624 crore in the corresponding period last year. Led by geographical growth in both Europe and the US,…

HCL Tech Q3 Profit Rises 3.6%, Misses Estimates

HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth largest software exporter, on Wednesday posted a 3.6% rise in net profit to Rs.1,683 crore for the three months ended March compared with the year-ago period, missing analysts’ expectations. Net sales rose 11% to Rs.9,267…

India eCommerce Warzone: Six cut-throat skirmishes underway between global giants & Indian top dogs

Amazon, America's largest etailer, began as an online bookstore in 1994. Two years before Jeff Bezos pored through the dictionary and picked out the world's biggest river as his brand name, lesser known (at least as of today) Charles M…

Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO, Greyhound Research’s quote on TCS Q4 result

Greyhound Research believes that with revenue growth of 1.1% in Q4, TCS holds a sturdy position in the market in terms of growth and competitive positioning. This growth in their revenue is surely accredited to their sharp focus on emerging…

TCS Will Have To Run Harder To Stay Ahead Of The Pack

Over the past few years, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has increasingly turned out to be the bellwether for the Indian IT industry, a position long held by Infosys. Sanchit Vir Gogia, CEO of Greyhound Research in post results commentary said…

TCS Q4 Net Profit Plummets 30%

Tata Consultancy Services has recorded a 30.7 per cent fall in net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, by a one-off bonus paid to employees, cross currency-movements and overall weakness in key sectors. “The very fact that…

Net Neutrality Concerns Scupper Mobile App Deal

Flipkart, India's largest online retailer, has shelved controversial plans to offer free access to its mobile app under a deal with Bharti Airtel. According to Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief executive officer of Greyhound Research, an information technology analysis company, differential…

Five ways to resuscitate BSNL!

On the back of Rs 1,000 crore investment in network upgradation, a new CMD at the helm, a cut in mobile tariffs, and the inauguration of next generation network (NGN) technology launch, struggling state-run telco BSNL is leaving no stone…

Entering Emerging Markets: 5 Ways To Balance Speed With Precision

Companies looking to grow know that they need to look to the developing world. However, even the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) are becoming old news: the acronym has been amended by many economists with “S” for South…

How IT firms have now tightened up

Six years ago, the biggest question facing the Indian industry was whether the Satyam corporate accounting fraud will slow down offshoring to home-bred IT companies. Many thought that the fraud perpetrated by B Ramalinga Raju and team would be seen…

Capgemini names Salil Parekh deputy CEO

Parekh will focus on the business growth strategy and operating dynamics, along with current responsibilities. Salil Parekh, who heads the Application Services One and Sogeti units of Europe’s largest information technology (IT) services firm, the Capgemini Group, has now become…

ONTrigger with Jim Kruger, Polycom – Part 3 of 3

Catch Jim Kruger, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a video? No worries!…

ONTrigger with Jim Kruger, Polycom – Part 2 of 3

Catch Jim Kruger, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a video? No worries!…